I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, bu… — Miguel de Cervantes

I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar.

Miguel de CervantesNovelist · Spanish · 1547 – 1616

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If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see. — Henry David Thoreau
Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so. — Mark Twain
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. — Samuel Johnson
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